Monday, October 26, 2009

Charlize Theron, 34, took part in a live auction during a gala for the charity OneXOne in San Francisco Thurs. Oct. 22. Faced with ignominious defeat, or at least, not being able to raise as much money as previous presenter, Jeremy Piven did ($280,000), she offered a 7-second kiss for $130,000 to a male bidder.

"Swine flu is going around. This is high risk kissing!"

The bid was raised to $135,000, but then a woman upped the stakes to $140,000. With that winning bid, she ascended the stage for a 20-second kiss as the audience counted down the smooch.

Theron was initially selling a 2010 trip to South Africa that included World Cup tickets, a safari and a meet-and-greet with Nelson Mandela, but she raised the stakes when bidding stalled at $37,000.

"For f*** sake! You can do better," she said. "There is no way I am leaving here with Jeremy Piven getting a higher bid. I've got t**** for God's sake."

Unfortunately, it's hard to tell from the grainy video if any tongue was shared ...